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Xometry Launches Instant Quoting for Binder Jet 3D Printing Metals

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Thursday, July 15, 2021

Xometry, Inc. , (NASDAQ: XMTR), a leading AI-enabled marketplace for on-demand manufacturing, announced today the availability of instant quoting on metal binder jetting, a popular metal 3D printing process, in its Instant Quoting Engine .

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  • Xometry, Inc. , (NASDAQ: XMTR), a leading AI-enabled marketplace for on-demand manufacturing, announced today the availability of instant quoting on metal binder jetting, a popular metal 3D printing process, in its Instant Quoting Engine .
  • Were thrilled to add another 3D printing process to our Instant Quoting Engine in partnership with ExOne, said Bill Cronin, Xometrys Chief Revenue Officer.
  • Metal binder jetting is a 3D printing technology similar to paper printing used to make complex metal parts with excellent mechanical properties.
  • ExOne is the pioneer and global leader in binder jet 3D printing technology.

ExOne Opens State-of-the-Art Metal 3D Printing Adoption Center in Europe, Expands Engineering Support

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Thursday, July 8, 2021

The ExOne Company (Nasdaq: XONE), the global leader in industrial sand and metal 3D printers using binder jetting technology, today announced it has opened a Metal 3D Printing Adoption Center at its European headquarters in Gersthofen, Germany.

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  • The ExOne Company (Nasdaq: XONE), the global leader in industrial sand and metal 3D printers using binder jetting technology, today announced it has opened a Metal 3D Printing Adoption Center at its European headquarters in Gersthofen, Germany.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210708005298/en/
    Eric Bader, Managing Director of ExOne GmbH, says the launch of ExOne's Metal 3D Printing Adoption Center is driven by increased interest by European manufacturers in metal binder jet 3D printing.
  • ExOnes Adoption Centers now print sand molds and cores for metalcasting customers, as well as metal benchmarks for its metal binder jetting engineering consulting services.
  • ExOnes Metal Adoption Center now offers manufacturers end-to-end engineering services for direct-metal binder jet 3D printing, including benchmarks, design support, and materials, process, and work cell development.

ExOne Metal 3D Printing Adoption Center Surpasses 2 Million Parts, Adds New Systems for Stainless Steel Part Production

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021
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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210616005607/en/
    ExOnes Metal 3D Printing Adoption Center, in continuous operation since 2005, has now printed more than 2 million parts.
  • ExOne has recently added two new X1 25Pro metal printers to its facility that are dedicated to 3D printing two stainless steel alloys: 316L and 17-4PH.
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    The mission of the ExOne Adoption Center is to allow customers to try metal binder jet 3D printing for their designs before they decide to buy an ExOne printing system for their own production.
  • Located outside of Pittsburgh, ExOnes Metal 3D Printing Adoption Center produces parts 24-7 on more than two dozen metal 3D printers for industrial customers and on-demand manufacturing service bureaus such as Shapeways, Sculpteo, Xometry, and more.

Insights on the 3D Printing Powder Global Market to 2026 - Featuring Arkema, BASF and GKN Among Others - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Thursday, May 6, 2021

b'3D printing powder is used in different processes in additive manufacturing and it is being majorly used in automobile, aerospace, and defense products.

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  • b'3D printing powder is used in different processes in additive manufacturing and it is being majorly used in automobile, aerospace, and defense products.
  • 3D printing hardware builds an object by selectively sticking together successive layers of very fine powder.\nVarious forms of powder adhesion are commonly used to 3D print, using a wide range of materials.
  • These include nylon, bio-plastics, ceramics, wax, bronze, stainless steel, cobalt chrome, and titanium.\nGenerally, the properties of 3D printing powder include good size distribution and morphology, high density, compressibility, good surface area, flowability, and thermal properties, etc.\n3D printing powder finds applications in the automobile sector in the form of housing and brackets, turbochargers, tire molds, transmission plates, control valves and pumps, cooling vents, body panels, dashboards, seat frames prototyping, bumpers, and other engine components.\nAlso, 3D printing powder helps in vehicle weight reduction processes that support in increasing the performance and efficiency of the vehicles.\nThe impact of the COVID-19 lockdown is expected to decrease the usage and demand for 3D printing powder from different sectors.\nIncreasing applications for rapid prototyping, also growing demand for the aerospace sector, technological advancements in automobiles in developing regions are driving the demand for 3D printing powder market through the years to come.\nAsia-Pacific is expected to dominate the global market owing to the highly developed automobile sector in China, Korea, Japan, and India, coupled with the continuous investments done in the region to advance the medical and aerospace technologies through the years.\n3D printing powder can be used for manufacturing various components in the aerospace sector such as transition ducts, engine components, aircraft landing gear rotor blades, spray bars, flame holders, liners, carrier rings, corrosion-resistant components.\nThe growing production and assembly bases for aerospace components in the Asia-Pacific regions in recent years are expected to provide scope for the consumption of 3D printed components and powders in the near future.\nIn Asia-Pacific, the growth in medical technology in developing countries is immense.
  • The need for customized implants like tooth crowns, hearing aids, and orthopedic replacement parts have been supporting the expansion of the medical industry.\nThe growth in aerospace and defense sectors in China, Japan, Korea, and India, increasing architectural and construction industries in developing countries and tremendous growth in the medical sector is expected to drive the market for 3D printing powder through the years to come.\n'

Impossible Objects and Ricoh 3D Partner to Produce High-Strength, Low-Cost 3D Printed Parts for Industrial Customers Across Europe

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Tuesday, March 30, 2021

A new partnership between 3D printer and materials company Impossible Objects and leading 3D printing specialist Ricoh 3D will make extremely strong and lightweight printed composite parts available to Ricoh 3Ds customers in Europe for the first time.

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  • A new partnership between 3D printer and materials company Impossible Objects and leading 3D printing specialist Ricoh 3D will make extremely strong and lightweight printed composite parts available to Ricoh 3Ds customers in Europe for the first time.
  • Impossible Objects revolutionary composite-based additive manufacturing (CBAM) process enables the production of stronger parts at costs lower than any other 3D printing process.
  • Impossible Objects proprietary CBAM technology can produce parts up to ten times faster than conventional fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printing.
  • Ricoh 3D is the latest industry partner to join forces with Impossible Objects to drive additive manufacturing forward.

ExOne Announces Aluminum 6061 Has Achieved Its Customer-Qualified Status in Collaboration With Global Automaker

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Thursday, March 11, 2021

There has been skepticism for years that binder jet 3D printing and sintering of aluminum was even possible, said Rick Lucas, ExOne Chief Technology Officer and VP, New Markets.

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  • There has been skepticism for years that binder jet 3D printing and sintering of aluminum was even possible, said Rick Lucas, ExOne Chief Technology Officer and VP, New Markets.
  • But at ExOne, we take pride in collaborating with our customers to solve the toughest challenges.
  • To date, ExOne has now qualified 23 metal, ceramic and sand materials for use on its industrial binder jetting printers.
  • ExOnes qualification of aluminum in collaboration with Ford is the result of a new patent-pending process for binder jet 3D printing and sintering.

ExOne Joins the Additive Manufacturing Green Trade Association as a Founding Member

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Thursday, January 21, 2021

The ExOne Company (Nasdaq: XONE), the global leader in industrial sand and metal 3D printers using binder jetting technology, today announced it has joined the Additive Manufacturing Green Trade Association (AMGTA) as a founding member.

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  • The ExOne Company (Nasdaq: XONE), the global leader in industrial sand and metal 3D printers using binder jetting technology, today announced it has joined the Additive Manufacturing Green Trade Association (AMGTA) as a founding member.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210121005842/en/
    The ExOne Company has joined the Additive Manufacturing Green Trade Association (AMGTA) to support rigorous and independent research into the sustainability aspects of 3D printing.
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    AMGTA promotes the environmental benefits of additive manufacturing (AM) in a variety of ways, including through rigorous and independent ongoing research.
  • The AMGTA was launched in November 2019 to promote the environmental benefits of additive manufacturing (AM) over traditional methods of manufacturing.

ExOne Launches Online Calculator for Manufacturers to Quickly Compare the Cost of Metal 3D Printing for Production

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Tuesday, January 12, 2021
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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210112005220/en/
    The new ExOne Production Metal Cost Calculator provides manufacturers with a per-part estimate for binder jet 3D printing a precision metal part, so the technology can easily be compared to other traditional and additive manufacturing technologies.
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    The ExOne Production Metal Cost Calculator is designed to provide manufacturers with a per-part estimate for binder jet 3D printing a precision metal part so they can quickly compare the technology to other forms of traditional and additive manufacturing.
  • ExOnes production-ready lineup includes the:
    X1 25Pro large metal 3D printer, which launched in 2019 and is being successfully used by many manufacturers worldwide today.
  • X1 160Pro extra-large metal 3D printer, which is in production at ExOnes German facility and shipping to customers soon.

ExOne Announces Pioneering Binder Jet 3D Provider to Use Innovent+ Metal 3D Printer

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Thursday, December 3, 2020
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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201203005145/en/
    FreeFORM Technologies is a new contract manufacturer specializing in metal binder jet 3D printing.
  • We believe metal binder jetting is a revolutionary technology that represents the next generation of metal production using metal powders, said FreeFORM President Nate Higgins.
  • ExOnes patented binder jet 3D printing process transforms powdered materials metal, sand or ceramic into highly dense and functional precision parts at high speeds.
  • ExOne is the pioneer and global leader in binder jet 3D printing technology.

Materialise Introduces Build Processor Support for Desktop Metal Binder Jetting Systems

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Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Leuven, Belgium, Nov. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Materialise today announced support for Desktop Metal Binder Jetting technologies, including Desktop Metals Shop System and Production System platforms.

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  • Leuven, Belgium, Nov. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Materialise today announced support for Desktop Metal Binder Jetting technologies, including Desktop Metals Shop System and Production System platforms.
  • The partnership includes the introduction of a Desktop Metal Build Processor to support metal Binder Jetting technology for the companys Shop System and Production System technologies.
  • Materialise Build Processors are widely used in industrial printing, translating 3D designs into machine-specific build files for a variety of machines.
  • As part of the announcement, Materialise has also introduced sintering support generation for metal Binder Jetting as part of Magics SG+ module and metal Binder Jetting enhanced 3D nesting.